"Unless it's a big dog with a lot of fight, in which case you're fucked !"

LOL, that's brilliant and true!

Size and strength is a very important factor, even if someone doesn't have that much skill he can get by if he's a big strong son of bitch. I know this first hand from sparing with big guys, even when my technique is better than theirs I still end up getting hurt.

"You realise the transformations give a man enough strength to destroy a truck with his bare hands!?
YOU HAVE BETRAYED ME, IN THE WORST POSSIBLE MANNER!!" - KiWarrior

"Sport ? That kind of thing's not my bag baby!" - Sammy Franco

"This system was developed with the help of notible BJJ fighter Ribbon Muchado." - "Sifu" Anthony Iglesias

Asia is correct, size does matter a great deal.
And big and strong does not automatically equal slow.

Personally I think the best professional example we see is Frank Mir. The guy is 6'4" and 250 lbs of muscle and you can give him **** for being one dimensional (which I think is a stupid argument anyway) but he is not slow and does not rely on strength.

HOWEVER, size you are born with naturally can be very different from muscle size you have developed through lifting weights.

Unless, your ligaments and tendons have also been greatly developed, along with your core strength (this is not measured in amount of situps), AND you have signficantly developed grip strength, then you're wasting your time on the bench press.

This is the mistake most people make when they think 'I've got to put on a few kilos so I can compete with so and so'

I bring a codpiece to every practice. It's not so much that I intimidate the opponent--I wear it on the outside so he knows it's fake--but that I want him to feel nervous and uncomfortable in my presence.

Humans rule. Dolphins can suck it.

Captain's Log: Just a little update for all my TRUE and HONEST friends out there:

1) I am STRAIGHT! I am STRAIGHT! Get it through your thick skulls, numbskulls!

2) My name is not Ian Brandon Something.

3) Kacey is coming with me now. I have stolen her from the other Christian Weston Chandler.

REMINDER: I am still the one and only true creator of sonichu and rosechu electric hedgehog pokemon

Wow I didn't realize this thread was so old.... I was surprised Asia would be bringing this up.... but I didn't check the date. Anyway, my two cents:

Yes, good technique can make up for a deficiency in size or strength. However, the bigger your deficit, the better your technique has to be. And at a certain point, your technique has to be FLAWLESS, plus you have to have perfect timing in applying it... basically a level of true mastery. Whereas for most people, overwhelming size comes relatively natural, due to genetics. So while size can be dealt with by technique, it's still a HUGE advantage.